Karlsruhe to Paris bus: 5.4 a day, fastest 7h15

5.4 a dayfastest 7h15☾ 3 overnight busesBlaBlaCar Bus, FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇫🇷 France

Direct buses · no change

KarlsruheLandauKaiserslauternHomburgSaarbrückenMetzParis· 443 km as the crow flies

00:25 → 08:15
BlaBlaCar Bus ☾ Overnight
Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side → Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station · via Strasbourg, Metz, Reims, Marne La Vallée
7h504 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:25 → 07:15)Book on BlaBlaCar Bus ↗
00:35 → 07:50
FlixBus N91 ☾ Overnight
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Kehl, Strasbourg, Reims
7h153 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 00:35 → 06:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:30 → 12:50
FlixBus N236
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Landau, Kaiserslautern, Homburg, Saarbrücken…
9h206 stops
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Thu 29 Oct, Thu 5 Nov, Thu 12 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 02:30 → 11:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
06:35 → 13:55
FlixBus N880
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Strasbourg
7h201 stop
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 05:35 → 12:55)Book on FlixBus ↗
11:00 → 18:40
FlixBus 091
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Kehl, Strasbourg, Reims
7h403 stops
Runs: Mon, Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 10:00 → 17:40)Book on FlixBus ↗
17:45 → 02:20⁺¹
FlixBus N215
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Strasbourg, Nancy, Metz
8h353 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
21:15 → 05:30⁺¹
FlixBus 1923 ☾ Overnight
Karlsruhe central train station → Paris (Bercy Seine) · via Strasbourg, Metz, Reims
8h153 stops
Runs: Only Tue 3 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Sat 7 Nov, Sun 8 Nov, Tue 10 Nov…Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026) and BlaBlaCar Bus (file of 18 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. Contains BlaBlaCar Bus timetable data (transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

☾ Overnight: leave 00:35, arrive 07:50

The train is 5h05 quicker door to door, but the night bus spends your night on the road instead of a day.

Bus · fastest direct8h01

To Karlsruhe central train station14 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N917h15
From Paris (Bercy Seine)17 min

Train · fastest direct2h56

To Karlsruhe Hbf1 min
Before departure10 min
651A2h30
From Paris-Est15 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance. Train: pickthetrain's door-to-door time.

Train instead?

7.4 a daydirect trains, fastest 2h30

Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français. No change of train, from the operators' official timetables.

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Flying instead?

Nothing flies Karlsruhe to Paris nonstop in picktheflight's airline data.

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Karlsruhe to Paris?

Yes. 5.4 a day on average, with BlaBlaCar Bus and FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Karlsruhe to Paris?

The fastest takes 7h15; the slowest 9h20, for 443 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 00:25 and the latest at 21:15, local time in Karlsruhe. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Karlsruhe to Paris?

Yes: 3 overnight departures in the timetable, for example 00:25 arriving 08:15.

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